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Article: Costa del Sol's image is tarnished by lead
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 15, 1996
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Spain's Costa del Sol, that glamorous haven for criminals on
the run, has shown its darker side, with four underworld shoot-outs
in just over a month. Following the assassination last weekend of a
French couple by hooded gunmen, the Costa del Crime is being dubbed
the Costa del Plomo (Lead), and glitzy Marbella, the Miami of
Europe.
Madrid authorities sprang into action to combat what they
believe is a network of international crime and violence linked to
money-laundering, drug-trafficking and clan warfare, reminiscent of
the era of Al Capone.
The Interior Minister, Jaime Mayor Oreja, last week set up a